Doug Beghtel/The OregonianA Portland State University student offers to check the voter registration of students as they pass by a table set up in the South Park blocks in 2006 to verify they are registered to vote.

The next presidential election is still nearly a year away, but that hasn't stopped the Republican contenders from meeting for regular debates. So why should it stop Our Oregon from starting their get-out-the-vote efforts?

In a recent piece on the progressive political organization's website, the group calls to light the fact that Oregon is losing one voter every 13 minutes. That's a pretty shocking statistic and one we thought merited a quick look.

Ultimately we found the claim Mostly True -- Our Oregon was right on point with the figures, but the statement needed a little context